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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2018; 24(27): 3006-3012
Published online Jul 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3006
Published online Jul 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3006
Table 2 Factors influencing the distance to lesion n (%)
| Distance to lesion < 10 mm (n = 70) | Distance to lesion ≥ 10 mm (n = 100) | P value | |
| Age ≥ 68 yr | 32 (45.7) | 56 (56.0) | 0.21 |
| Sex, male | 35 (50.0) | 59 (59.0) | 0.28 |
| Tumor diameter ≥ 25 mm | 27 (38.6) | 45 (45.0) | 0.43 |
| Push method | 12 (17.1) | 73 (73.0) | < 0.01 |
| Needle gauge, 19 or 22 G | 32 (45.7) | 41 (41.0) | 0.64 |
- Citation: Sugimoto M, Takagi T, Suzuki R, Konno N, Asama H, Sato Y, Irie H, Watanabe K, Nakamura J, Kikuchi H, Waragai Y, Takasumi M, Hashimoto M, Hashimoto Y, Hikichi T, Ohira H. Push vs pull method for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of pancreatic head lesions: Propensity score matching analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(27): 3006-3012
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i27/3006.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i27.3006